Luis A. Vanegas, 42, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St. Bloomfield on Tuesday from 4pm – 9pm. A service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Interment Wm C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery. Please express condolences at
www.oboylefuneralhome.com.
Born in Belleville, Luis was a lifelong resident of Newark.
He was a member of the N.J. Army National Guard for 19 years, a helicopter mechanic, an Iraq veteran and played for the National Guard Soccer Team.
He was the father of Luis Sebastian Vanegas, son of Luis R. and Nellie Guerrero Vanegas, brother of Paquita Vanegas, Veronica Vanegas- Ortega, uncle of Mauricio, Lisa Marie and Amy Lynn Quito, Anthony, Malia and Aryanna Ortega.